Principles Behind the Agile Manifesto

We follow these principles:

1. Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and

continuous delivery of valuable software.

2. Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile

processes harness change for the customer's competitive

advantage.

3. Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a

couple of months, with a preference to the shorter timescale.

4. Business people and developers must work together daily

throughout the project.

5. Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the

environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job

done.

6. The most efficient and effective method of conveying information

to and within a development team is face‐to‐face conversation.

7. Working software is the primary measure of progress.

8. Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors,

developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace

indefinitely.

9. Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design

enhances agility.

10. Simplicity‐‐the art of maximizing the amount of work not done‐‐is

essential.

11. The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from

self‐organizing teams.

12. At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more

effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly.